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Saunders, Mark

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FIDEFIDE 468410· Male· England· Born in 1949

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Mark Saunders, a 77-year-old English player, is rated 1722. He has fluctuated between 1722 and 1762 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and Team 2026 - 60mn Mars. Also played 1 rapid event (including Team 2026 - Rapide Fevrier) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2011–2012) and 23 months (2012–2014). His peak of 1854 was reached at age 60 (Apr 2009).

Current rating

1722

Standard

Rpd1802·Blz—

All-time high

1854

−132 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 60

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#102,012

#102,012 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
46th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1747
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1574 → 1762
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
2022
28th English 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1718
Apr 2022
2015
55th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1837
Mar 2015
2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Dec 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ciro Di Cerbo 1,938
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9 · Mar 2026 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-11
1733 → 1722
Tournaments
10
20 games
Score
9/ 2045.0%
6W6D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDenis Lehman1,776·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9·R3·+10.7
2.[W]vsGabriel Labarbe1,737·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r1·R1·+9.7
3.[W]vsGregory De Biasi1,652·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6·R1·+7.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/6#681533-30.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9
Team
Mar 20261.5/3#3861856+9.0
Team 2026 - 60mn Mars
Team
Mar 20262.5/1#14172570+0.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6
Team
Feb 20261/1#3832452+7.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r5
Team
Jan 20260/1#8601026-7.8
Worst Elo result: 32e Open International d'Echecs de Tarbes (-30.6 Elo, finished #68).

Rankings

/
England
#1,641
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#72,181
in continent
World
#102,011
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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1641🇬🇧Saunders, Mark1,722
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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72181🇬🇧Saunders, Mark1,722
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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102011🇬🇧Saunders, Mark1,722